Steve Schmidt has advised presidents run game-changing campaigns and become an eloquent defender of democracy.

His writings in the warning newsletter have marked him as a singular voice of moral clarity in his generation.

And I'm thrilled he's joining us tonight on narrative to discuss the trial and the upcoming

election.

And we welcome Steve Schmidt to the show today.

How are you, Steve?

I'm good, Jeff.

It's a real pleasure to be with you.

Thank you for having me.

It's great to have you here.

You know, based on the current swing state polling, if the election were held today, it does seem to me that Donald Trump could win that election. In most of these

swing states, he's still six points ahead of Joe Biden. Are we looking at a likely second administration

for Donald Trump? I wouldn't say likely, but he could win. No question about it.

And in fact, if the election were tomorrow, he probably would win.

You know, reality is that his calculus going into this election is that there's enough indifference out there, plus the fanaticism of his base to get him over the top.

You know, Chris Sununu was utterly humiliated, exposed for really a level of cynicism

that's hard to articulate with George Stephanophilus on Sunday.

One of the things the New Hampshire governor said is that, you know, Trump is supported by 51% of the country.

That has never been the case. It will never be the case. There will never be a majority of Americans that support this.

Question is, can it take power with a minority over majority will.

And the answer to that question is, yes, that could happen.

And, you know, Biden is a weak candidate in this race.

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